Fall, Genesis, Heaven, sin, waiting
Some things about life suck. This has nothing to do with my natural bent toward pessimism or my forgetting to take my depression medication. It has everything to do with the Fall. (The event, not the season.) When sin entered the world, it ruined stuff. And ever...
Deuteronomy, Exodus, freedom, Galatians, God, idols, Jesus, Judges, power, sin, tolerance
People are under the impression that they aren’t free unless they are allowed to do whatever they want. But that definition of freedom is lacking. Due to human nature, when we are allowed to do whatever we want, we freely choose to do things that will...
believe, Bible, evangelism, faith, God, Heaven, Jesus, John, sin, truth
Christianity is often distinguished from all other religions because it is the only religion (except maybe universalism, which says everyone goes to Heaven no matter what) that is not works-based. While the other world religions require men to be good – to do...
1 John, discipline, God, idols, John, Kurt Cobain, love, obedience, sin
Hi, my name is Kelly, and I am a rebel. I’m sure this is true of all people to some degree or another, but I feel particularly prone to resist authority. I blame my older brother. He modeled rebellion well for me, for which he spent the better part of the...
Crazy Love, Francis Chan, God, growing, Jesus, love, sin
I know I am late to the party on this one, but I am finally getting around to reading Francis Chan’s Crazy Love. And something he said has been reverberating in my mind for a week or two. I don’t have the book with me, so forgive me if the quote...
